(19)
(11) EP 2 710 974 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/13

(21) Application number: 13190328.8

(22) Date of filing: 07.09.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 18/24(2006.01)
A61B 5/153(2006.01)
 A61B 19/00(2006.01)
A61B 5/15(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 13.09.2005 US 716454 P
24.08.2006 US 509203

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06814290.0 / 1931273

(71) Applicant: Children's Medical Center Corporation
Boston, MA 02115 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Imam, Farhad B.
    Brookline, MA Massachusetts 02446 (US)

(74) Representative: Jansen, Cornelis Marinus et al
V.O. Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag
2517 JR Den Haag (NL)

   


(54) Light-guided transluminal catheter


(57) Generally, the present invention is directed to a light-guided catheter (118) for direct visualization of placement through the skin. An embodiment of the invention includes a method for transcutaneous viewing and guiding of intracorporeal catheters into a body that comprises inserting a catheter into the body having at least one lumen (216) and internally illuminating the catheter with light (213) capable of propagating through the blood and tissue to an external viewer outside (220) of the body.







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